Together, they constitute a before-and-after picture of female empowerment: Schumer as a wry thirtysomething chronicler of the last gasps of mainstream sexism, and the "Broad City" broads as twentysomething characters who never really considered it a thing.

"We were frustrated by the limited representations of young women's experience with pregnancy, let alone growing up. We were waiting to see a more honest film, or at least, a story that was closer to many of the stories we knew. We weren't sure how long that wait was going to be, so we decided to te...

Public protests from castmembers, widespread media scrutiny, and the existence of many talented black comediennes have finally convinced longtime ﻿SNL ﻿producer Lorne Michaels to add an African-American funnywoman to the cast.